Born in York
Born into the Tuke family of York, one of the leading Quaker families in England. The Tukes were deeply involved in the life of the Society and in social reform.
1756–1790 · York, England
Sarah Tuke Grubb
Major eighteenth-century minister of remarkable spiritual depth
“Oh that we may be willing to follow the Lamb whithersoever He leadeth, through suffering as well as rejoicing.” — Sarah Tuke Grubb
Life & Ministry
Acknowledged as Minister
Recognized as a minister among Friends at a young age, Sarah Tuke began a ministry marked by unusual spiritual depth and tenderness.
Marriage to Robert Grubb
Married Robert Grubb, an Irish Friend, and moved to Ireland, where she continued her active ministry among Friends on both sides of the Irish Sea.
Travels in the Ministry
Traveled extensively in the ministry in Ireland, England, and Holland, visiting meetings and exercising a powerful influence wherever she went.
Early Death in Ireland
Died in Ireland at only thirty-four years of age. Her account was published in 1792 as Some Account of the Life and Religious Labours of Sarah Grubb, preserving a remarkable spiritual witness.
Connections & Relationships
JW
John Woolman
Spiritual InheritanceThough Grubb was of the next generation, she ministered within the renewed Quakerism that Woolman's prophetic labor had helped bring about.
WS
William Savery
Fellow Eighteenth-Century MinisterBoth were leading ministers of late eighteenth-century Friends, laboring in the same period of spiritual consolidation and renewal.
Available Works
Some Account of the Life and Religious Labours of Sarah Grubb
ProposedPublished in 1792, this account reveals the extraordinary interior life and powerful ministry of a woman who died at thirty-four but whose spiritual witness endured far beyond her years.